Bomb squad, hazardous materials team called to East Bay city as ‘items of concern’ found

ANTIOCH A Walnut Creek bomb squad responded Tuesday morning to central Antioch along with a Contra Costa County hazardous materials group fire personnel and police officers after items of concern were located by a neighboring agency police declared Related Articles Peralta approves k in safeguard upgrades after killing of John Beam Man charged in girlfriend s Oakland beating death Victim in deadly Richmond shooting is identified Woman arrested in shooting of San Ramon teen Kaiser Permanente disbanded -person California defense group amid concerns about illegal searches Minimal details were available including which agency tipped police In a report posted to social media about a m police advised people to avoid the area of Lipton Street and Trembath Lane Earlier Tuesday a neighboring agency studying in the area located items of concern Out of an abundance of caution the bomb squad was notified police wrote at the message adding that police remained at what was an current scene past a m At this time we do not believe there is any threat to the population No other information was available at once Please check back for updates